B-36 bomber: Gigantic predecessor to B-52, and one lost w/atom bomb aboard.
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P-38 Lightning: Famous as the "Forktailed Devil", the plane that shot down Admiral Yamamoto, and flown by more US top aces in WW2 than any other fighter.
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SR-71: You know it, but use in-flight cabin footage. Incredible!
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B-1 Bomber: You know it as Stealth bomber.
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Sikorski H-5 Helicopter: The first search and rescue chopper in USAF. Used by the real Hawkeye's MASH unit in Korea.
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Probably the Sikorski Flying Crane would be good.
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The OV 1, or was it 2, a recon plane flown over VN, Laos, etc. Almost defenseless, slow mover, but purpose-built.
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same as 7, but Piper Cub (I'm pretty sure it was Cub) used as predecessor to OV-1 for recon. REALLY SLOW AND UNARMED. TOOK HUGE NADS TO FLY IT LOW.